confine

Speech parts

1. confine - Noun

2. confine - Verb

Meaning

To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; -- followed by on or with.

Common boundary; border; limit; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Apartment; place of restraint; prison.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

limit bound restrict restrain hold trammel throttle constrain enclose detain imprison circumscribe immure mew bastille
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Antonyms

free minister cocker ream back help
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Hypernyms

keep bear contain hold carry disable

Hyponyms

fetter gaol pinion cumber ground keep

Phrases with the word

confine oneself confine in a penitentiary confine in a prison cell confine someone

Derivatives

confined confining

Examples

Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. Stephen Hawking

An angel's arm can't snatch me from the grave; legions of angels can't confine me there. Edward Young

I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts. Mark Twain

I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor. Nancy Pelosi

Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

configurer confinable confination confine in a penitentiary confine in a prison cell confine oneself